Saka & Saliba Want To Be Part Of Future - Arteta

Mikel Arteta has said that Bukayo Saka and William Saliba "want to beryllium a large portion of Arsenal's future" arsenic talks astir caller contracts for nan brace continue.

Saka and Saliba, some 24, are successful nan past 2 years of their contracts pinch their existent deals expiring successful 2027.

Centre-back Saliba said successful nan summertime while connected nan club's pre-season circuit of Singapore and Hong Kong that he would "hopefully" motion a caller woody pinch nan Gunners.

Arsenal person tried to unafraid nan futures of their cardinal players pinch Saliba's centre-back partner signing a woody until 2029 and Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri signing caller semipermanent contracts.

Saliba has been linked pinch Real Madrid successful nan past but has said nan speculation is not thing he thinks astir and winger Saka has said he "wants to triumph wearing this [Arsenal's] badge".

Manager Arteta, speaking earlier Arsenal's lucifer pinch Nottingham Forest connected Saturday, says nan activity to unafraid nan players' early hasn't slowed down contempt a engaged transportation model pinch sporting head Andrea Berta taking a lead connected discussions.

"That ne'er stops," Arteta said. "The collaboration astir nan nine pinch what Andrea is doing and nan supplier is very good.

"The bully point is nan players want to stay present and they want to beryllium a large portion of nan history successful this nine complete nan adjacent fewer years.

"Andrea will thrust that and we will spot wherever we go."

Saka has been ruled retired of tomorrow's lucifer pinch a hamstring wounded while Saliba, who has an ankle issue, took portion successful today's training session.

The Gunners person spent astir £300m this summertime arsenic they look to effort to triumph a first trophy since 2020.

This week is nan first clip Arteta will person nan afloat complement of his players astatine nan training crushed since nan transportation model unopen and nan presence of Piero Hincapie connected transportation deadline day, pinch Arteta saying nan squad has "clarity" and he is "happy".

Arsenal return connected Forest astatine location connected Saturday successful what will beryllium Ange Postecoglou's first crippled successful complaint of his caller team.

The erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur head has yet to hit Arteta, losing his past 3 games against Arsenal but nan Gunners leader is expecting a reliable game.

"I deliberation pinch Ange you know, his biggest spot is nan measurement he has been. He has put his fingerprints connected nan team," Arteta said.

"He has a very clear measurement of playing, a very clear DNA. Extremely bully to watch, study a batch from him. It will beryllium a very difficult game."